Glass mold



Patented June 22, 1937 PATENT OFI-'ICE z,os4,794

GLAss MoLn Charles J. D ockray and Harry J. Dockray, Zanesville, Ohio Original application January 2, 1935, Serial No. 146. Divided and this application July 10, 1935,

Serial No. 30,710

6 Claims.

This invention relates to glass molds of that general class shown and described in our copending application, Serial No. 146, filed in the United-States Patent Ofl'ice on the 2nd day of 5 January, 1935, and of which the present application is a division.

Hereto/fore, considerable difliculty has been experienced in obtaining a uniform density or fineness of the grain of the metal constituting the glass mold, this being due to the fact that when the metal is poured into the sand mold, the molten metal at the bottom of the sand mold tends to heat the chill with the result that the metal at the upper portion of the sand mold cavl5 ityis often of an open grain Kor porous nature instead of presenting a dense close texture.

Such flaws or defects in the metal are seldom detected until the glass mold is reamed or finished preparatory for use, and as it is essential that 2n the walls of the glass mold cavity vbe free from pores or pits to produce the best results, it follows that such defective castings must be discarded which not only entails loss of time but also the expense of Casting and finishing a replacement mold.

Furthermore, when the walls of the glass mold are relatively thin, the heat from molten glass poured intol the mold cavity soon'causes the mold to become excessively hot which necessitates either cooling the mold at frequent intervals or replacing the heated mold with a new one. The object of the present invention is to overcome these objectionable features by providing a casting, the construction of which is such that the walls of the glass mold cavity will present a uniformly dense flne grain throughout the entire effective molding area thereof, and to make the walls of the cavity of sufflcient thickness or mass volume to take up and uniformly distribute the 40 heat throughout the mass of metal during the molding of glass articles, thereby to increase the effective life of the glass mold.

A further object of the invention is to provide a glass mold or Casting, the walls of which are of uniform density and free from superficial pits orv pores, said casting-having a reinforcing member surrounding the mold chamber and embedded inand forming a permanent part of the castiig. 50 A further object is to provide means for pormitting the passage of heat through the reinforcing member when the mold is used for formiiig tumblers, bottles and other glassware.

'In the accompanying drawing forming a. part 65 of this specification lnwhich similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the flgures of the drawing.

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a molding apparatus showing the manner of forming a glass mold or casting.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the com- .pleted glass mold or Casting.

In carryingthe present invention into effect, we provide a molding flask 5 including a d rag 6 and a cope 1, the parts being freely separable and adapted to be fastened together in any suitable manner during the 'casting operation. After the flask has been setup, a pattern, not shown, of the size and configuration of the mold or casting to be produced is placed within the sand and subsequently withdrawn to produce a shaping cavity 8 adapted to receive molten metal through a gate 9, the cope 1 being provided with the usual header ill to allow for shrinkage of the metal during the Casting operation. .Disposed within the cavity 8 is a main or central chill li of a shape and size conforming to the shape and size of the cavity |2 to be formed in the casting, and theupper and lower ends of this central chill are preferably seated in centering sockets i 3 and H so as to prevent displacement of the chill when pouring the molten metal. surrounding the main chill, preferably near the upper portion thereof, and spaced laterally therefrom is an auxiliary chill IS, preferably annular in shape. and having 30 its lower edge cutaway to form recesses IS, preferably substantially V-shaped, and this auxlliary chill |5 serves to prevent overheating of the main chill by absorbing a portion of the heat from the molten metal so as to maintain the central chill 3 Il at a uniform cool temperature throughout its enti're height and thus produce a flne close grain at the Walls of the glass mold cavity I2. The auxiliary chill |5 may be suspended within the lshaping cavity 8 in any suitable manner, as, for instance, by lugs on the auxiliary chill, but it is preferred to provide said auxiliary chill with spaced transverse openings IG' adapted to receive chaplets or anchoring pins l'l which latter or the lugs may, if desired, rest on the' sand at the junction of the drag and cope of the'flask, as best shown in Figure l of the drawing.

In operation, the main or central chill ll and the outer or auxiliary chill IS are positioned within the shaping cavity 8, as best shown in 50 p Figure 1 of the draw-ing, after which the molten metal is introduced through the gate 9 in the usual manner. As the molten metal fllls the bottom of the cavity 8, a portion of the heat from the molten metal will be absorbed by the but a single chill is employed. Inother Words, the auxiliary chill |5 prevents premature heating of the upper portion of the main chill and thus insures an even close grain texture of the metal throughout the entire height of the glass mold chamber. After the pouring operation, the flask is disassembled and the completed casting, indicated at l8, removed therefrom leaving the auxiliary chill |5 embedded in the casting and forming a permanent reinforcing member therefor. i

The pins, lugs or other suspending elements I'l are then cutor otherwise severed flush with 'the outer surface of the casting i8 and the latter shipped to the glass factory where the cavity i2 is reamed out or finished.

It is impossible to determine whether the metal at the walls of the glass mold cavity is porous or otherwise defective until the mold cavity is reamed or otherwise finished as said pores are exposed only during the flnishing operation and should the metal at the molding surface of any 'of the castings be more or less porous, said castings cannot be used and are a 'total loss, and the present invention obviates this loss and the expense incident thereto.

Attention ishere called to the fact that the walls of the glass mold or casting fl are relatively thick and massive, and are further reinforced and strengthened. by an intermediate annular enlargement IS, while the auxiliary chill or reinforcing member |5 is embedded in the metal at said annular reinforcementand forms a permanent part of the glass mold or-casting so that when molten glass is introduced within the mold cavity 12, the heat from the glass will pass through the metal at the openings IG in the reinforcing member |5 and be uniformly distributed throughout the entire mass of metal constituting the casting and thus permit. the use of thel mold for an indefinite period without shutting dbwn operations to efi'ect cooling thereof or replacement of the mold due to the excessive heat conditions.

It will thus be seen that the auxiliary chill l not only serves to prevent porosity of the metal but also serves to reinforce the finished glass mold or casting and irfsures an even distribution of heat throughout the mass Iof metal constituting the mold during the molding of: tumblers, bottles,

or other glassware.

g It will, of course, be understood that the auxiliary chills or reinforcing members may be made in different shape: and sizes 'according to the speciflc purpose for which the mold or casting is to be employed, the essential feature of the invention residing in .the employment of an auxiliary chill to prevent overheating of the main chill and thus insure a dense and' satisfactory close gram in the casting and which auxiliary chill is embedded in and forms a permanent reinforcing member for the finished glass mold or casting.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A mold for making glass articles which consists of a casting having a mold chamber therein and provided with a reinforcing member surrounding the moldchamber and embedded in and forming a permanent part of the casting.

2. A mold for making glass articles comprising a casting having a mold' chamber and provided with a reinforcing 'member encircling the mold chamber and embedded in the casting, said reinforcing member being provided with openings receiving themetal constituting the casting.

' 3. A mold for making glass articles comprising a casting having a mold chamber and provided with circumscribing walls of greater thickness than the width of the mold chamber, and a reinforcing member surrounding the mold chamber and embedded in the casting, said reinforcing member having recesses to receive the metal constituting the casting.

4. A mold for making glass. articles comprising a casting having a mold chamber and provided -with a reinforcing member encircling the mold chamber and embedded in the casting, said reinforcing member having its lower edge scalloped to form openings receiving the metal constituting the casting.

5. A mold for making glass articles comprising 'a casting having a verticalmold chamber therein and opening through the top and bottom thereof, said casting being provided with an intermediate circumferential thickene'd portion, and an annular reinforcing member surrounding the mold chamber at said thickened portion and-en'i\bed ded in and forming a permanent part of the casting,

'said reinforcing member being provided with openings receiving the metal constituting the casting.

6. A mold for making glass articles comprising 'a substantially cylindrical casting having a vertical mold chamber formed therein and opening through the'top and bottom thereof, said casting 'being provided with an intermediate circumferentially thickened portion, an annular perforated reinforcing member surrounding Ithe mold cham- 

